Renovations start at Fiveways

LONG anticipated flood renovations are under way at the Fiveways Hotel.

Assistant manager of the Mort St pub Juanita Belz said workers started gutting the public bar and kitchen on June 10, exactly 17 months after a torrent of floodwater washed through it on January 10 last year.

The pub was closed for a week after the floods but reopened minus its ruined floor coverings.

Miss Belz said owners had been deciding how they wanted to renovate the bar after their insurance claims were processed.

"The bar will be positioned differently," Miss Belz said.

"Everything will be modern and up to date."

Meanwhile, a makeshift bar and pool table area has been set up in a different section of the pub so patrons can still enjoy a cold beer.